It's Friday, January 30th, 2026.

By LaQuita Burden, RN, BSN

Hello All, It's Friday, January 30th, 2026. 

I pray you all have a fabulously awesome weekend.  If your life was a movie and people were watching, up to this point, what would the audience be screaming at the screen telling you to do with your life?   

Only you know this answer, is it that you're too scared to make the commitment or to have the conversation! Do it anyway. See the point is you don't know how much future you got!  What's gone is gone there is absolutely nothing you can do about it!  See some of you have had divorces, some of you had bankruptcies, and some of you had terrible things that have happened to you in the past!  But what's gone is gone; it's in the past!  And to spend all your time now focusing on the past!  Makes certain that the future is going to be the same as the past!- Proctor.   

Start living for you today.  There's a moment after a hard life chapter, when a sliver of light breaks through and your whole being whispers, so this is what joy feels like.  If you've lost sight of that, consider this is your reminder.  Stay with it, hold on. It's coming.

Don't give up! Keep showing up for you. You got this.  I see you; I love you, and you are enough just the way you are!  --Love EduQuita 

LaQuita Burden, BSN, RN is a dedicated Clinical Nurse Educator at Norton Healthcare, passionate about empowering healthcare professionals through education. Beyond her career, she loves to share wisdom and encouragement with others. As a devoted mother, LaQuita spreads love and kindness, striving to uplift those around her in both her personal and professional life.